Character Teaching Books for Kids Who Love Dragons!
Bubbles the Bubbles Blowing Dragon Series
Bubbles the Dragon teaches Kids important concepts like:
- Conflict Resolution
- Forgiveness
- What it looks like to make a mistake
- How it feels to from both sides of a conflict
- Why you need to take responsibility for your action
- That actions have consequences
- That paying attention to where you are is just as important as the fun you are having
- To not blindly follow
- That Kindness is more important than winning…
- and so much more!
Bubbles and the Berry Bush
- Teaches Conflict Resolution
- Forgiveness
- What it feels like to make mistakes
- provides examples to show both sides of conflict
- presented in a fun way
This is the first book in the series, in it you meet Bubbles the Bubble Blowing Dragon and his friends Princess Charlotte and Prince Vash (my daughter and my nephew 😀 ). Bubbles the Dragon was created as a tool to help my daughter direct her thoughts at night, and while I was creating him, I took him on some adventures. The first adventure resulted in this book.
I believe that when children struggle to sleep or wake in the night, they need tools to direct their thoughts, and stories to put their minds to work in positive ways.
Science has told us that dreams are a way for the mind to work through problems and make sense out of the world we live in. With that in mind I took to using stories to help with that hard work. I want the skills of conflict resolution to embed itself in my child’s thoughts and actions on both a subconscious and conscious levels.
Books that get read repeatedly and that children have access too at bedtime, can help with this process. Just as the characters in the story are presented as going on an adventure, your child gets to go along on that adventure with them.
More on this book here.
Bubbles and the Mermaid Adventure
- Why you need to take responsibility for your action
- That actions have consequences
- That paying attention to where you are is just as important as the fun you are having
- To not blindly follow
The mermaids in this story, in many ways are meant to represent the popular kids, or our children’s friend circle. The hidden meaning is that when trouble comes, you will be left to face the consequences, those popular kids are not going to stick around and take the fall with you.
But… this is a kid’s book, and while the hidden message is there, with the hope that it will sink into their subconscious behavior, in the immediate short term, it’s a reminder to pay attention to where they are, and where their friends are leading them. Ultimately, it is on them to know, after all they don’t have a bubble blowing dragon to come to their rescue. (If they do let me know I’d love to meet him or her! the dragon that is.)
Read more on this book here.
Bubbles and the Big Race
- Good Sportsmanship
- That Kindness is more important than winning…
- Conflict Resolution
- Forgiveness
- What it looks like to make a mistake
- How it feels to from both sides of a conflict
- Why you need to take responsibility for your actions…
Children love to race, I don’t know why, but it seems to be a common activity. So does the squabbling that happens afterwards. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Teaching good sportsmanship is for more than just team sports. It’s a life skill.
Since my daughter Charlotte is the youngest of three, I had lots of experience in the meltdowns that follow a lost race, and when I told this story for the first time, we were about to start soccer season. So good sportsmanship was on the top of my mind.
Of course, one story won’t solve all your problems, but it does give you a base to refer to when faced with these situations. This is just one way that a book can help without you being the bad guy or picking sides.
I wrote more on this subject and book here.
How to Use These books in Your Homeschool
The easy answer is ‘however you want’. They can be simple read-alouds for your morning basket, bedtime books, or used together and create a Unit Study. I’ll post more on how to create a complex unit study soon, until then the basics are as follows.
Pick a book then one or more activities and the matching set of coloring pages. Read the story, if you have wiggly kids let them color while you read. Do the activity or activities and ask your child questions. Things like:
- Now can you tell me the story?
- What was your favorite part of the story?
- Who was your favorite character?
- Have you ever…(depending on the book ask a themed question)
- Would have done something different? Explain?
After they answer, share your answers, this encourages your child or children. Children like to hear your favorite part and your favorite character. They like to hear that you also make mistakes (just be careful on how you tell these).
Activities that Keep the kids engaged:
- Free Crafts and Activities:
- Free Dragon Mask Printable
- Dragon Origami
- Fairy Wand
- Free Printable Coloring Pages:
- Bubbles and the Berry Bush Coloring Pages
- Bubbles and the Mermaid Adventure Coloring Pages
- Bubbles and the Big Race Coloring Pages
- Or have them illustrate their favorite part themselves.
- Activity Guide($9.99):
- Free Printable Bookmarks:
- Cook themed things together
- berry pie or mini pies
- mermaid tail cookies
- unicorn horn cookies
- unicorn decorated cupcakes
